Afghanistan committee  If you're talking about next Wednesday, Mr. Chair, I will appear. I will advise you that I'm travelling this weekend to Brazil to speak at an oversight conference and will get off a plane at noon next Wednesday, but I will appear.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman and members of Parliament's Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, good afternoon. I'm pleased to respond to your invitation and to assist, as I may be able, the committee in its work pursuant to its motions of October 28, 2009, concerning the treatment of detainees by the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan committee  Yes, I do, Mr. Chair.

Afghanistan committee  No more than nine or ten minutes.